Pete Warter died Feb. 3, 2013, after a prolonged struggle with Parkinson’s disease.
Born in Trenton, N.J., Pete graduated from Trenton Central High School. He majored in electrical engineering at Princeton and stayed on to earn his Ph.D. He then taught electrical engineering at the University until 1965.
For the next 10 years, he worked for Xerox Corp. in Webster, N.Y., as vice president of research and was instrumental in the development of color xerography. He returned to academia in 1975 to become chairman of electrical engineering at the University of Delaware. He retired from that position in 1994.
Pete is survived by his daughters, Lyn and Nancy; his son, Jamie; and nine grandchildren. Jane, his beloved wife of 55 years whom he married in the Princeton Chapel, predeceased him. The class extends its sympathy to them in their loss.
Contributions in Pete’s memory can be made to the Peter Warter Scholarship Fund, University of Delaware, 011 Hullihen Hall, Newark, DE 19716.